This Thursday, March 1st, at 7:00 P.M. Pequot Library, Southport, CT. The screening is free and open to the pubic. No registration required.

This program is offered as part of Fairfield County's Giving Day, a 24-hour online fundraiser sponsored by Fairfield County's Community Foundation.

By making a minimum $10 donation on March 1st, you will support the engaging and educational programs, services, exhibitions and special collections of rare books, manuscripts and archives that the Pequot Library offers year-round.

We wish to express our deepest gratitude to SPE Thermoset Division Chair Len Nunnery and his team for making our screening at the SPE Thermoset Topical Conference in Indianapolis a great success.

With his wife, Shelane and others, Len organized a dynamic group of speakers and ran a smooth schedule of presentations. Seventy-five industry representatives watched our film with deep appreciation. Marc and Hugh met many of them, forging what we hope will be lasting relationships.

Hugh and Len Nunnery, vice president of global sales and marketing at Minnesota Rubber and Plastics (MR&P)

After viewing the film prior to the Conference, Len wrote: "Thank you sincerely for producing and sharing this most entertaining and informative feature. I absolutely loved it... I feel as if now I know Mr. Baekeland on an almost personal level.

"After twenty-five years focused on thermoset and thermoplastic materials, this detailed and touching reflection was most edifying. A must see for any serious plastics professional. Bravo!!"

To kick off the first day, Russell Broome, senior director of business development at PLASTICS Industry Association (formerly SPI) spoke eloquently about the mission and goals of his organization.

We thank Russ for continuing to be a treasured champion of our film. At several points during the Conference, Russ, Marc and Hugh shared some potent ideas for the future.

Hugh and Russ Broome

Some of the attendees at the Conference:

Hugh and Steve Wilson, director of global business development at Cold Jet, LLC

The previously announced Rutgers University screening on March 1st, is now limited to students of polymer studies. The SPE Palisades section hopes the screening will be an opportunity to recruit new members.

APRIL 25th-28th at the Baekeland Thermoset Symposium 2018 in Shanghai, China

This will be the 6th biennial Symposium, the first being in Leo Baekeland's hometown, Ghent, Belgium, 2007. Subsequent Symposia were in Turkey, Japan, Niagara Falls and Great Britain.